3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 500ml (from Alko). Very dark opaque brown, almost black color. Very small head. Medium body and low carbonation. When it gets warmer it smells a bit like some chemical (perfume?), luckily doesn’t taste like it. Very malty taste and a bit watery. Aroma of roasted malt, bittersweet dark chocolate and some very slightly bitterness of coffee. Very smooth mouthfeel and in general quite drinkable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black beer with big and beige head. Aroma is roasted, sourness and some liquirice. Flavour is also roasted, slightly sweet, liqurice and more sweetness in the end. Almost full-bodied, smooth and pleasant to drink. Balanced, maybe too easy, but overally pleasant, nicely roasted and high quality porter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Color is a very dark brown, quite modest head. Nose is roasted malts, liquorice and even a hint of perfume. Flavor is also roasted with liquorice and a nutty finish. Not that bad.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Alko. Very dark brown opasque beer with a beautiful beige head. Licourice with roasted malts in the aroma. Strong malty taste has some roastiness, liqourice and dark chocolate. There’s also some hops. Nicely balanced beer with round and smooth mouthfeel, medium/full palate. A very good baltic porter!
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a very dark brown with a 2 inch light brown foamy head. The head dropped fairly quickly, but it left a nice bit of lacing that slid down the glass to the new level in the glass after each drink. The aroma was fairly mild and contained hints of dried fruit, prune and alcohol. The beer had a creamy texture and a good amount of alcohol came through in the taste. The flavor also had the dried fruit tastes along with some chocolate and a slight bitterness of coffee. There was a nice malt sweetness that complimented the bitterness and mellowed out together very nicely on the finish. Very good Porter!!
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Faint aroma of spice and earthiness; cafe-au-lait-coloured head is appealing, and the taste--more balanced than is usual for the style (better than Utenos Porter, for example); coffee, yes; raisins, yes; but also toffee and even cola. Still, not my thing...i’d rather any of the pale lagers (2,3,7). Blasphemy! (gift set)
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: FEB 14, 2010 Bottle. Near black with exciting beige head. Aromas of caramel, toast, chocolate, and yeast. Flavors of caramel, toast, chocolate, tobacco, raisin, cherry, and yeasty spice. Medium body with slick mouthfeel and moderate/low carbonation. Sweet but not too sticky. Picked up 16.9oz bottle for $1.75. Cheap for a world-class beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml bottle from Grapevine Market in Round Rock. Pours a deep, dark brown body with ruby highlights and a tan head that leaves a bit of lacing. Aroma of chocolate muffins, nuts, roasty, light sweetness and some stone fruits. Flavor is fresh coffee, semi-sweet chocolate, light sweetness and toffee. Medium mouthfeel and body. Nice coffee/bitter-sweet chocolate finish. This was a lot better than expected!
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